Losing Quotes

2661 Losing quotes by 1801 unique authors

Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying. — Alex O'Loughlin
The true sweetness of chess, if it can ever be called sweet, is to see a victory snatched, by some happy impertinence, out of the… — H.G. Wells
Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but also to lose… — Judit Polgar
In modern praxis lost positions are salvaged most often when the play is highly complicated with many sharp dynamic variations to be calculated. — Leonid Shamkovich
When Marx got into a difficult position he would get angry and losing a game would cause him to fly into a rage. — Unknown Author
We are in truth but pieces on this chess board of life, which in the end we leave, only to drop one by one into… — Omar Khayyam
I think Dario Ringach is a poster boy for the concept that the use of force or the threat of force is an effective means… — Jerry Vlasak
Greg Kaidanov tried to get me to view his behavior as part of what makes him great - if he wouldn't get so upset about… — Unknown Author
There is no physical punishment in chess; suffering goes on inside the mind. You defend a bad position for hours, you suffer. You lose, you… — Lubomir Kavalek
Don't be afraid of losing, be afraid of playing a game and not learning something. — Dan Heisman
Win with grace, lose with dignity! — Susan Polgar
All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it may… — Bent Larsen
Lack of patience is probably the most common reason for losing a game, or drawing games that should have been won. — Bent Larsen
To lose one's objective attitude to a position, nearly always means ruining your game. — David Bronstein
Vanity should never tempt a player to engage in a combat at the risk of loss of health. It is bad enough to lose without… — Emanuel Lasker
Short of actual blunders, lack of faith in one's position is the chief cause of defeat. To be sure, it is easy to recommend faith… — Fred Reinfeld
Setbacks and losses are both inevitable and essential if you're going to improve and become a good, even great, competitor. The art is in avoiding… — Garry Kasparov
You could do with losing a little bit of weight. — Prince Philip
A defeatist spirit must inevitably lead to disaster. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn't sure he can accomplish. It can be running a mile, or a… — Scott Jurek
We all lose sometimes. We fail to get what we want. Friends and loved ones leave. We make a decision we regret. We try our… — Scott Jurek
I've been on such a losing streak that if I had been around I would have taken General Custer and given points. — Joe E. Lewis
The disappointment of losing is huge. — Jack Youngblood
The city of Pittsburgh gleaming suddenly before her . . . so startling in its vastness and its beauty that she had gasped and slowed,… — Kim Edwards
It does not take a great deal of imagination or courage to believe that God is on your side when you are prospering or winning;… — Peter J. Gomes

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